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Pioneering Precision in Electronic Cylinder Pressure Measurement
IMES is a privately owned company founded by Stefan Neumann in 1996. It based in the town of Kaufbeuren, in the picturesque Allgäu region of Bavaria, Southern Germany. IMES specializes in electronic measurement, monitoring and testing of cylinder pressure on engines and compressors, based on its high precision TION thin film pressure sensors.
The Company markets its innovative products worldwide, with approximately 90 percent of sales are exported. Accordingly, IMES counts all the world’s major engine manufacturers among its customer base and IMES sensors, electronic pressure indicators and combustion monitoring systems are employed on a wide range of diesel, gas and dual-fuel engines, on ships and locomotives and in power and cogeneration plants and pipeline compressor stations all around the world. In all applications, they allow close tracking of engine condition, detection of harmful knocking and misfiring, and the optimisation of power output, fuel consumption and, importantly, exhaust emissions.
The Company markets its innovative products worldwide, with approximately 90 percent of sales are exported. Accordingly, IMES counts all the world’s major engine manufacturers among its customer base and IMES sensors, electronic pressure indicators and combustion monitoring systems are employed on a wide range of diesel, gas and dual-fuel engines, on ships and locomotives and in power and cogeneration plants and pipeline compressor stations all around the world. In all applications, they allow close tracking of engine condition, detection of harmful knocking and misfiring, and the optimisation of power output, fuel consumption and, importantly, exhaust emissions.
With products capable of giving deep insights into the combustion process of diesel, gas and dual-fuel engines, IMES is ideally placed to assist engine manufacturers to gain and maintain emissions compliance, increase power output and reduce the total cost of engine ownership.
With their high quality, IMES’ products for use on diesel, gas and dual-fuel engines have gained marine type approvals from all the major Marine Classification Societies.
The high precision and durability ofd IMES sensors and systems, made in Germany, are in increasing demand worldwide. As a result, the Company enjoyed record sales growth in 2011. The sensor technology company is considered to be a market leader. At the time of writing, we have produced and shipped more than 40.000 sensors worldwide. Currently, IMES has 25 employees in sales, administration, development and production.
To maintain its competitive edge and meet customers' demands, IMES is constantly enhancing and further expanding its product range. The latest IMES product introduction is a combustion control module (CCM). It is a smart combustion signal processing device for marine and stationary gas engines. The CCM function is to acquire and process real time data from cylinder pressure sensors on spark ignited and dual fuel gas engines.
With their high quality, IMES’ products for use on diesel, gas and dual-fuel engines have gained marine type approvals from all the major Marine Classification Societies.
Record Growth
The high precision and durability ofd IMES sensors and systems, made in Germany, are in increasing demand worldwide. As a result, the Company enjoyed record sales growth in 2011. The sensor technology company is considered to be a market leader. At the time of writing, we have produced and shipped more than 40.000 sensors worldwide. Currently, IMES has 25 employees in sales, administration, development and production.
Venturing into New Markets
To maintain its competitive edge and meet customers' demands, IMES is constantly enhancing and further expanding its product range. The latest IMES product introduction is a combustion control module (CCM). It is a smart combustion signal processing device for marine and stationary gas engines. The CCM function is to acquire and process real time data from cylinder pressure sensors on spark ignited and dual fuel gas engines.
HistoryIMES Milestones
- 2024
Production start of M8 sensor SPS-01
Lauch of Compri – Electronic compression pressure meter and leakage test device
Field tests of IMES sparkplug in the precombustion chamber of a Jenbacher gas engine type 62023
Launch of EPM-XPplus-vibro
Production start of EPM Next Generation
IMES Class NK certification for CCM2022
IMES received Bureau Veritas certification for CCM
IMES is celebrating its 25th anniversary
IMES received the Bavarian Export Award2021
Development and succesful testing of combustion pressure sensor HTT05-CA
IMES Received certificate for hazardous areas from SGS for combustion pressure sensor HTT05-CA
IMES received the following Marine Type Approvals
DNV for cylinder pressure sensor TCS-01CA
ABS for combustion monitoring system CMS/CRT
RINA for cylinder pressure sensors HTT-04CA®, HTT-06®, HTT-06CA®, TCS-01CA®, CPS-01, CPS-01CA®, CPS-03, CPS-03CA, FPS-01, FPS-01CA, FPS-02, FPS-02CA
Korean Register for sensor connecting cable - 2020
Further extension of the existing building. The annex has an area of 750 m2 and offers an additional production area and also new space for the development department
IMES received the following Marine Type Approvals
DNV-GL for cylinder pressure sensors CPS-01, CPS-01CA®, CPS-01CA K1000, CPS-03, CPS-03CA, FPS-01, FPS-01CA, FPS-02, FPS-02CA, HTT-04CA®, HTT-06, HTT-06CA
Bureau Veritas for cylinder pressure sensors HTT-04CA®, HTT-06, HTT-06CA, CPS-01CA®, CPS-01CA K1000, CPS-03, CPS-03CA, FPS-01CA, FPS-02CA, CPS-01, TCS-01CA
ABS for cylinder pressure sensors CSP-01, CPS-01CA®, CPS-03, CPS-03CA, FPS01, FPS-01CA, FPS-02, FPS-02CA, HTT-04CA®, HTT-06, HTT-06CA
Class NK for cylinder pressure sensors HTT-04®, HTT-04CA®, HTT-06, HTT-06CA, TCS-01, TCS-01CA, CPS-01, CPS-01CA®, CPS-01CA K1000, CPS-03, CPS-03CA, FPS-01, FPS-01CA, FPS-02,FPS-02CA
Loyd's Register for cylinder pressure sensors HTT-04®, HTT-04CA®, HTT-06, HTT-06CA, TCS-01CA, CPS-01, CPS-01CA®, CPS-01CA K1000, CPS-03, CPS-03CA, FPS-01, FPS-01CA, FPS-02, FPS-02CA
Korean Register for cylinder pressure sensors HTT-04CA®, HTT-06, HTT-06CA, TCS-01CA, CPS-01, CPS-01CA®, CPS-03, CPS-03CA, FPS-01, FPS-01CA, FPS-02, FPS-02CA
IMES Received certificate for hazardous areas from SGS for combustion pressure sensor HTT-05CA
SGS for cylinder pressure sensors HTT-04, HTT-04CA®, HTT-06, HTT-06CA2019
Launch of electronic engine analyser EPM-XP plus
Development and successful testing of new cylinder pressure sensor HTT-06 - 2018
ISO 9001:2015 Certification2017
IMES is celebrating its 20th anniversary
HTT and CPS-01CA are registered trademarks ®2016
IMES is investing in an extension of the existing building, that also will accomodate a new production area equipped with high technology testing instruments2015
IMES received Marine Type Approval for HTT-04CA® and CMS by ClassNK
IMES received Marine Type Approval for HTT-04CA® and CPS-01CA by China Classification Society (CCS)2014
IMES received MarineType Approval for HTT-04CA® and CPS-01CA by DNV (Det Norske Veritas)2013
IMES received CSA type approval for HTT-04CA® sensors for application in class 1, Div.2, Grps. C and D2012
IMES set to expand: Major investment in Co-generation Heating Plant (CHP)
15 Years IMES2011
IMES received Marine Type Approval by classification societies GL and Lloyds - 2010
IMES gained Kawasaki as new OEM customer; electronic compression pressure meter EPM-XP to become standard in Kawasaki two stroke engines; Hyundai, the largest manufacturer of two stroke engines worldwide, started to integrate EPM-XP as OEM equipment in its Hyundai-MAN B&W MC/MCC and Hyundai-Wärtsilä RTA/Rflex engines; IMES received Marine Type Approval by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and ABS2009
IMES received Marine Type Approval from classification society Bureau Veritas; IMES relocated to its own company building in Industrial Park Kaufbeuren, allowing major expansion of production facilities2008
IMES celebrated record production of 10,000 HTT sensors; Electronic pressure indicator EPM-XP developed to achieve series-production readiness; Increasing the thermodynamic performance of HTT and CPS sensors2007
Premiere: HTT Sensor with 15,000 operating hours in non-stop operation! IMES launched miniaturized sensor CPS-01 for use in medium to high speed engines2003
ISO 9001:2000 Certification2013
IMES received CSA type approval for HTT-04CA® sensors for application in class 1, Div.2, Grps. C and D2000
IMES developed its first cylinder pressure sensor HTT-01 to series-production readiness1996
Company Founded
